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Comment Re:Umm.. it's a high-school contest (Score 1) 141

by marcog123 (#29078401) Attached to: 14-Year-Old Wins International Programming Contest

It would be far more interesting if a 14-year-old won an international contest whose participants included college students studying CS at an advanced level :)

He *has* done this before. He was the top individual in this year's IPSC, which is open to everyone. He's also had an excellent record recently in TopCoder, which is also open to everyone: he's currently ranked 14th and is by far the youngest in the top 50. Unfortunately all of the major open international contests are restricted to those 18 and older.
Education

Submission + - 14 Year-Old Wins International Programming Contest (ioi2009.org)

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marcog123
marcog123 writes: "The International Olympiad in Informatics was held this week in Bulgaria. The IOI is a programming competition for high school learners up to 20 years of age that has a focus on problem solving and algorithms. It was won by 14 year-old Henadzi Karatkevich of Belerus (list of gold medalists), beating the world's top high school programmers including 18 and 19 year-olds to become the youngest winner in the IOI's 21 year history. Competition is really tough, with some countries taking months off school to concentrate only on IOI training. Henadzi first entered the IOI in 2006 when he was only 11 years old and won silver (missing gold by only 6 points) and won gold in 2007 and 2008. He has the opportunity to enter for the next three years; that is, unless he follows the path of Tarence Tao who won IMO gold at 12 and then went to university the following year. If he continues his current streak, he will easily surpass the current record of 6 IOI medals by South Africa's Bruce Merry."
Programming

Submission + - 21st International Olympiad of Informatics Opened!

Submitted by Kostadin Vodenicharov
Kostadin Vodenicharov writes: The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) is considered one of the most prestigious programming contests in the world. Currently the 21st IOI is being held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (which was the country that also hosted the 1st IOI) from 8th to 15th August. High school students from all over the world have gathered to put their programming skills to the test. Everyone else who wishes to participate can do it in the online contest which will run in parallel with the real one and will present the same tasks to be solved. The competition itself is going to take place on Monday 10th August and Wednesday 12th August from 9:00 to 14:00 EEST (UTC+3). For more information visit the IOI 2009 website.
PC Games (Games)

Submission + - Google Earth Flight Simulator (insidedesign.info)

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insidedesign
insidedesign writes: "It has been recently discovered by Marco that the newest version of Google Earth includes a Flight Simulator. Though simple in comparison to the full-blow flight simulators available out there, the one available in Google Earth is fun and addictive. Getting started is easy and you can be playing in no time. Simply ensure that you have the newest version of Google Earth, which can be obtained from the Google Earth website, and press CTRL+ALT+A on your keyboard. A dialog will then appear, giving you option of plane (F16 or SR22) and airport. If you own a joystick, have no fear because they are supported! It has even been reported that force feedback is also supported. The game's controls are sensitive so it takes some getting used to. You can see all the available controls here on Google's Flight Controls Help Doc. If you want a quick overview, check out this YouTube video. Good luck flying!"
Google

Journal Journal: Google gets personal with My Maps

Journal by panchi2131
Search engine giant Google is launching My Maps, a new feature of Google Maps that enables users to create custom maps for personal use or sharing through search. for more details click here http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/11123/53/
Biotech

Submission + - Three U of WI Stem Cell Patents Rejected

Submitted by
eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes: "A non-profit alumni group from the University of Wisconsin (WARF) has suffered a preliminary ruling against three of their recent patents regarding stem cells. Given that these patents have been upheld in prior rulings, there is a lot of speculation that they will be upheld. From the PhysOrg article, "The patents, which cover virtually all stem cell research in the country, have brought in at least $3.2 million and "could net much more money before they expire in 2015," the newspaper said. Companies wanting to study the cells must buy licenses costing $75,000 to $400,000. The newspaper said WARF recently started waiving the fees if the research is conducted at universities or by non-profit groups." I used to be naïve in thinking that academia shared its intellectual property with everyone but that is clearly not the case. Should universities (or groups within universities) be allowed to hold patents and intellectual property while at the same time gaining donations and grants as an educational institution — or for that matter government funds?"

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